Current status of endoscopic therapy for ulcer bleeding

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 391-410

  Rollhauser, C ^a   Fleischer, D E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL PRIVADO   (Argentina)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy therapy ; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage therapy ; Haemostatic techniques comparative studies ; Peptic ulcer haemorrhage therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FIBRIN GLUE; POLIDOCANOL; PROTHROMBIN; SCLEROSING AGENT; THROMBIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033891764     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bega.2000.0086     Document Type: Article

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